# Choosing Colors for Data Visualization

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/choosing-colors-for-data-viz
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/b-eye/choosing_colors.pdf
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

A primer: color’s first jobs are to label and group, and axes and background are part of the palette too.

- Resource: [Choosing Colors for Data Visualization](https://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/b-eye/choosing_colors.pdf)
- By: Maureen Stone
- Published: 2006
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: beginner
- Tags: data-viz, palettes, perception, designer, tutorial

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